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4 Pesos Fuertes Silver 'Bouvet' Pattern
| Issuer | Paraguay |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the Sello de Hacienda, one of Paraguay's two national coats of arms, rendered in fine detail within a circular border. The country name REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY appears as the peripheral legend, accompanied by the national motto PAZ Y JUSTICIA. The denomination 4 PESOS Ftes is inscribed below the arms in the lower portion of the field. |
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| Reverse description | A seated allegorical female figure representing Liberty occupies the central field, holding an olive branch symbolising peace in one hand and a sword and scales symbolising justice in the other. The composition is rendered in a classical neoclassical engraving style typical of mid-nineteenth-century pattern coinage. The date 1867 appears in the exergue below the figure. |
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| Mintage | 1867 - Pattern - Rare |
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